Katy Perry Gives Advice, and Gives Away Her Shoes, on 'Extreme Makeover' (VIDEO)
Singer Katy Perry was very poor when she was growing up. She still remembers being so broke that she had to borrow clothes in order to go out at night. Which might help to explain her actions on the premiere of 'Extreme Makeover: Home Edition' (Sun., 7PM ET on ABC).The goal tonight for Ty Pennington and his crew is to build a new house for seven young women. These girls are scholars who have been accepted into 'Boys Hope Girls Hope' -- a Baltimore program that accepts gifted students who come from difficult backgrounds.
The boys in the program already have their own housing, but due to the economic crisis, the girls have been waiting three years to get their own residence hall. Katy and other celebs show up to talk to the girls while their new home is being built.
And the young women can't quite seem to believe that they're meeting Katy Perry. This is the reaction of Destine, age 12: "AAAAOOOOH!"
Ms. Perry tells the girls never to give up on their dreams. "I came from nothin'. I didn't have nothin'. My parents, like, sometimes we would eat from the Food Bank." The singer continued: "You could come from the craziest place ... where it seems like nobody around you [believes] in you. ... You just gotta believe in yourself, because I think everybody can achieve their dreams."
Then, while Perry was still going on with her speech, she was interrupted by Shaolin, age 14. "I like your shoes," Shaolin said. And since it turns out that she and Shaolin wear the same size, Katy handed over her high-heeled pink pumps. "You can have 'em," she told Shaolin, while handing them over for good. Aw. Katy even gave away the shoes off her feet. Nice.
So in conclusion -- good job, Katy! It seems like she might even be allowed back on 'Extreme Makeover' in the future -- although it remains debatable as to whether she will ever get to go on 'Sesame Street' again.
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